Pecan Park

The community

Pecan Park is a 311-acre community on the banks of the Colorado River on Bastrop’s west side, at SH 71 and Childers Drive. Two things set it apart in this corridor. First, it’s inside Bastrop city limits with full city services — no MUD — which typically means a noticeably lower total tax rate than the master plans out on the highway. Second, it’s genuinely close to town: downtown Bastrop’s shops and restaurants are minutes away, not a planning promise. The community is now in its final new-home phases; the pool, playscape, and river greenbelt trails are built and in use.

The homes

Production homes on 40–60 ft lots, roughly 0.12–0.17 acres. D.R. Horton’s River’s Bend section has carried most of the recent activity with plans from about 1,489 to 2,524 sq ft; Pacesetter, Scott Felder, and David Weekley built earlier sections, and Pacesetter’s inventory has sold out. Rosters rotate by phase and final-phase availability moves fast, so verify current inventory directly — published pricing on remaining homes in July 2026 generally sits in the $300s. Because most of the neighborhood is complete, you can see exactly what you’re buying into, which is worth something.

Location, schools, and the drive

Pecan Park is zoned to Bastrop ISD — verify current campus assignments. Bastrop State Park is about four miles away, and the river trails are out your back door. The commute math: roughly 20–25 minutes to Austin-Bergstrom and Tesla up SH 71, 35–45 minutes to central Austin, and downtown Bastrop in five. One diligence note we insist on for any river-adjacent property: pull the current FEMA flood maps for the specific lot. For the wider picture on Bastrop’s growth and taxes, read our Bastrop guide, and compare The Colony up FM 969 if you want fuller new-home selection.